J Street opposes sanctions on Iran

http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/10/iran_sanctions_pass.asp
Iran Sanctions Pass the House

The AIPAC release:

AIPAC applauds the House of Representatives' passage of the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009, authorizing state and local governments to divest from companies investing in Iran's petroleum and natural gas sector or doing business with Iran's nuclear industry.

The bill also provides for divestment from any company providing tankers or any product used to construct or maintain pipelines that transport Iranian oil or liquefied natural gas, and targets any financial institution that extends $20m or more in credit to any entity investing in Iran's energy sector.

The Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009 (H.R. 1327) passed the House by a vote of 414 to 6. A companion bill (S.1065) has been introduced in the Senate by Senators Robert Casey (D-PA) and Sam Brownback (R-KS). AIPAC commends those House Members who voted in support of the bill and recognizes the leadership displayed by the bill's principal co-sponsors Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL).

The vote was 414 to 6, but J Street opposed the measure -- because they represent "mainstream" Jewish opinion, or maybe because J Street "stands with the Mullahs" as a leader at one genuinely mainstream Jewish organization put it. Either way, it's a complete disgrace that J Street is standing in the way of sanctions on Iran while inviting speakers to its conference who support divestment from Israel and the blacklisting of Jewish organizations that provide charitable services in the West Bank. But what else would you expect from the Hamas Lobby.